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Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Dublin

We are growing our Geotechnical team in Dublin and we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our team.

About our role:

You will play a key role in delivering high quality geotechnical engineering solutions on large-scale UK and international projects. Some of the day to day tasks will include:

  • Undertake and lead assignments in Ireland and internationally, collaborating across teams in a multidisciplinary environment
  • Deliver geotechnical engineering solutions across a broad range of structural types and using local and international standard, including:
    ▪ Geotechnical design and analysis at a range of project stages including conceptual, preliminary and detailed design
    ▪ Checking and analysis of internal and third-party designs
    ▪ Value engineering to review designs and assist in finding solutions and improvements for clients
    ▪ Finite element analysis and report on results
  • Prepare drawings, reports, calculations, analysis and specifications to report internally and to clients
  • Carry out site inspections, investigations and supervision for projects, liaising with designers and contractors to support construction works

About you:

  • Professionally qualified and Chartered Civil Engineer, ideally with a post graduate qualification in a geotechnically related subject
  • Capable “hands on” geotechnical designer. Detailed design experience including deep and shallow foundations (vertical and lateral capacity, settlement), deep excavations, basements, retaining structures, earthworks, soil and rock slope engineering, ground improvement, seismicity and liquefaction and instrumentation and monitoring
  • Strong knowledge of geotechnical and engineering geological processes and design, with a particular emphasis on data interpretation, design & analysis, construction and advanced numerical modelling
  • Ground investigation experience including design, preparation of tender documents, supervision, interpretation
  • Geomorphologic, coastal and maritime experience would be beneficial
  • Strong knowledge of Eurocodes and relevant national and international industry standards, contracts, methodologies and procedures
  • Experience at Assignment Manager and Designer level with a record of managing commercial and contractual aspects and delivering assignments to programme and budget
  • Experience predominantly in large-scale, high-profile infrastructure projects, for a range of Clients in various construction market sectors

About our offer to you:

Our core values of Technical Excellence, Independence, Integrity, Respect, and Versatility underpin our interactions with colleagues and clients and how we impact the environment around us. The collaborative and inclusive culture that we foster provides growth opportunities for our team

Through internal committees and recognition programmes, we actively engage our teams in the pursuit of our goals in health and safety, environmental sustainability, knowledge sharing, innovation, and diversity.

Working with us, you will enjoy competitive salary and benefits, including profit share scheme, discretionary bonus scheme, and employee assistance programme, continues professional development, which is at the heart of our culture, and an environment where the support and care for the wellbeing of our people is important to everyone


Please contact recruitment@rendel-ltd.com to apply